Will Michels
Charles Denbo — Staff Sergeant, Second Ranger Battalion, Easy Company, U.S.S. TEXAS Veteran: June 6–8, 1944

Charles Denbo — Staff Sergeant, Second Ranger Battalion, Easy Company, U.S.S. TEXAS Veteran: June 6–8, 1944

© Will Michels

Charles Denbo — Staff Sergeant, Second Ranger Battalion, Easy Company, U.S.S. TEXAS Veteran: June 6–8, 1944
Charles Denbo — Staff Sergeant, Second Ranger Battalion, Easy Company, U.S.S. TEXAS Veteran: June 6–8, 1944
ArtistAmerican, born 1968
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Charles Denbo — Staff Sergeant, Second Ranger Battalion, Easy Company, U.S.S. TEXAS Veteran: June 6–8, 1944
  • from the series CREW: The Men of the U.S.S. TEXAS
Date2003
Place depictedTexas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 17 15/16 × 18 in. (45.6 × 45.7 cm)
 Sheet: 17 15/16 × 20 in. (45.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist with respect for the men and women who stormed the beaches on D-Day, June 6, 1944
Object number2004.1443
Not on view

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Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Houston; given to MFAH, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso center: "CHARLES DEMBO-STAFF SERGEANT, SECOND RANGER BATTALION, EASY COMPANY / U.S.S. TEXAS VETERAN: JUNE 6-8, 1944 / PRINTED FOR CREW / THE GALVESTON ART CENTER"

Marked in pencil on verso upper left: "F8 / ...(?)S / B...x1"
Marked in pencil on verso center: "W Michels 2003/2003 / 1/20"

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